Clearing is the 64th of the 77 Chicago community districts. The Midway International Airport on the Southwest side of Chicago has a community partition straight across it. Clearing, a recognized Chicago municipality, is situated on the southern half of the airport. The neighborhood is part of Cook County and occupies a total land area of […]
Chicago Neighborhoods
Living In Humboldt Park
Humboldt Park is the 23rd of the 77 designated Chicago community areas. The neighborhood lies on Chicago’s Northwest Side and is developed around a 207-acre park by the same name. The Humboldt Park neighborhood got its name in 1869 after German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt. The Humboldt Park neighborhood constitutes a 3.60 square miles (9.32 […]
Living In Irving Park
Irving Park, the 16th recognized Chicago neighborhood, is located on the city’s Northwest Side. The neighborhood gets its name from the late American author Washington Irving. Irving Park is a mixture of smaller, more easily identified neighborhoods such as The Villa, West Walker, The Triangle, Independence Park, Addison Mall, and the treasure of Chicago – […]
Living In Hermosa
Hermosa, the 20th Chicago community area, is located on the city’s northwest side. Hermosa is well known for its tall, triangle-like shape on the Chicago community map. It occupies 1.17 square miles (3.03 km2) of the total land area in Chicago. The neighborhood is primarily a Hispanic blue-collar city with a solid industrial base. The […]
Logan Square History
History When New Yorker Martin Kimbell claimed possession of 160 acres of open prairie that would become Logan Square in 1836, it was beyond Chicago’s bounds. Other colonists soon followed Kimbell in what was becoming the township of Jefferson. Farmers in Logan Square and beyond could transport their harvest to markets along the North West […]
Living In Grand Boulevard
Grand Boulevard is the 38th of the 77 designated Chicago community areas. The neighborhood is located on the South Side of Chicago. The community area is now more commonly known as the Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. However, its official name remains the Grand Boulevard. It constitutes a total land area of 1.73 square miles […]
